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Feel the history
Rhodes Review: |
Date posted: Oct 29, 2009
Posted by: Georgia22
Times Viewed: 97
More: Rhodes Island
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Rhodes is an island that always reminds me of my teenage years since it is an old tradition here in Greece that during your last years in school you go a five day tour with your classmates and teachers. We were wearing huge sombrero hats and going all way round the magnificent medieval castle in the night (it is almost half of the city and it's a monument listed in Unesco!!) in the center of the town and the traditional alleys. You could feel the history walking near you with all the tombs, the statues and the relics there!
Needless to say, the nightlife (the coffee shop in the pirate ship which was on a swimming pool was my favorite) was fantastic and you had opportunities to try extreme water sports since the island offers an extremely well developed tourism full of 5 star hotels, casino, bars, pubs, restaurant for all tastes which attracts thousands of tourists from all over Europe.
What impressed me most was the aquarium there with species that are rare and sometimes common in the Aegean Sea in a structure that looks like an underwater cave! Truly magic! And of course do not forget to visit the near by island of Simi which will totally conquer your heart.
Try definitely the famous local wines, the koriantolino which is a liqueur made from a flower that grows only there and you will love the decoration of its bottle and melekouni, a traditional sweet with honey and sesame.
Rhodes is for everyone really and it is a pity that regions like Faliraki attract so negative types of tourism (which in many cases it is just an exaggeration of the media that may scare you a little bit). In general, I believe that Greece and the Greek islands are perfectly safe and sometimes it is just our lack of caution and judgment that may cause problems!
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